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Predator weighs up ITV [06/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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Private equity giant KKR, which is fronted by media chief Lord Hollick, is believed to be plotting a new bid for troubled broadcaster ITV
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BAE fury over Airbus sale [06/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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Investment bank Rothschild has been called in to mediate in a row over the sale price of BAE Systems' 20% stake in Airbus
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Market Report: Friday close [06/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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EasyJet shares were on the slide today as the budget airline's plan to fly to destinations outside the European Union hit turbulence
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Macquarie set to spark bids battle for ABP [06/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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Australian bank Macquarie could table a bid for Associated British Ports as early as next week after spending the next few days studying the books
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Chairman quits troubled Benjys [06/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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Sandwich firm Benjys has lost its chairman after Richard Raworth stepped down amid concerns over the future of the troubled business
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Thames Water auction in doubt [06/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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A £7bn auction for Thames Water looks increasingly unlikely following a decision by Babcock & Brown to walk away from the bidding
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Football factor lifts DSG [06/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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DSG International, the owner of Dixons and Currys, will report this week that World Cup fever kicked off a boom in sales of slimline TVs
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BSkyB baulks at £600m AOL price-tage [06/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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BSkyB is understood to have balked at a £600m-plus price tag suggested by America's Time Warner for its internet provider AOL UK
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Cash glut fuels inflation fears [06/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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Inflation fears could be stoked this week by official figures expected to show continuing rapid growth in the amount of money in the economy
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Three-way tussle for hotel chain [06/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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Three potential bidders are circling the £800m De Vere hotels group, owner of London's Cavendish Hotel and operator of The Belfry golf course
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Watchdog gets tough over fees [06/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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Lenders have been ordered by the FSA to justify big increases in mortgage exit fees that it considers possibly unfair
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Gates to step down at Microsoft [06/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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Bill Gates is retiring as Microsoft boss in a major boardroom shake-up at the software giant that made him the world's richest man
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Centrica power station plan [06/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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Gas group Centrica is to build the UK's first major power station for five years, in the latest attempt to alleviate a looming energy crisis
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ABP opens books to Aussie rival bidder [06/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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A £2.6bn counter-bid aiming to scupper Goldman Sachs's agreed takeover of AB Ports could come as early as next week
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Tullow celebrates new gas find [06/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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The exploration company says it has made a potentially 'significant' discovery in the North Sea
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Amec warns on half-year figures [06/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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The conglomerate says it will refocus its UK contruction business after experiencing tough trading conditions
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John Lewis World Cup blow [06/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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The retailer suffered the worst Saturday of the year at its stores as millions tuned in to England's opening game in Germany
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Gambler's £158,000 loss on parents' cards [06/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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An internet gambling addict used his parents' credit cards to lose £158,000 in 50 minutes, a court heard yesterday
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Few friends but Misys has allure [06/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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Financial Mail's top stock-picker turns an eye to software group Misys and, in the light of the ABP saga, Forth Ports
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Unlikely hero emerges in pensions battle [06/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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BAE has set a standard whereby the miserable fallout of the pensions crisis can be overcome
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